John 19:7

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

The Jews {G2453} answered {G611} him {G846}, We {G2249} have {G2192} a law {G3551}, and {G2532} by {G2596} our {G2257} law {G3551} he ought {G3784} to die {G599}, because {G3754} he made {G4160} himself {G1438} the Son {G5207} of God {G2316}.

The Judeans answered him, “We have a law; according to that law, he ought to be put to death, because he made himself out to be the Son of God.”

“We have a law,” answered the Jews, “and according to that law He must die, because He declared Himself to be the Son of God.”

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 24:16 (12 votes)

    And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, [and] all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in the land, when he blasphemeth the name [of the LORD], shall be put to death.

  • John 5:18 (11 votes)

    Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

  • Matthew 26:63 (7 votes)

    But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Matthew 26:66 (7 votes)

    What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

  • Romans 1:4 (6 votes)

    And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

  • Matthew 27:42 (5 votes)

    He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him.

  • Matthew 27:43 (5 votes)

    He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.